Portlethen Academy S4-6 Revision Resources

http://www.portlethenacademy.aberdeenshire.sch.uk/

The following list includes revision websites, books and blogs. Some of the textbooks listed have also been purchased for use in classes, and this has been indicated where possible.

SQA http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/1439.html 2015 exam. timetable http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/46005.2924.html study plan app http://www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm past papers and marking schemes http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/69284.html N5 specimen question papers http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/70267.html Higher specimen question papers http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/English_Course_comparison.pdf course comparisons with Standard Grade http://www.understandingstandards.org.uk/Home

Education Scotland http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/parentzone/index.asp

National Parent Forum of Scotland http://www.npfs.org.uk/nationals-in-a-nutshell/ guide to Nationals, written by parents for parents http://www.npfs.org.uk/highers-in-a-nutshell/ guide to Highers, written by parents for parents: NB – for new Highers only

BBC Bitesize Online revision resources for N4 and N5 Biology, Chemistry, English, Geography, History, Mathematics & Lifeskills Mathematics, Modern Studies and Physics: N4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/levels/zp3d7ty N5: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/levels/z6gw2hv

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/

Design & Technology

Resources for all Design & Technology subjects and levels are available to our students via Edmodo. Students have been given the relevant information allowing them to sign up for this online resource and find materials, homeworks, quizzes and much more, relevant to all their courses (not just D & T). Students and parents can obtain the relevant codes for access from the appropriate teacher. Students can download Autodesk Inventor free by registering at https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/all Students can download “Yenka” free by registering at http://www.yenka.com/en/Free_student_home_licences/

Leckie & Leckie National 4 & 5 Design and Manufacture Course Notes (Not Yet Published) ISBN: 9780007504787 (will be used in classes once available – we are currently using a resource developed by Highland Council that is available via the relevant Edmodo group) Leckie & Leckie National 4 & 5 Graphic Communication Course Notes ISBN: 9780007504794 (will be used in classes) Bright Red Curriculum for Excellence N5 Engineering Science by Paul MacBeath ISBN 978-1-906736-69-9 Bright Red Higher Graphic Communication Course Book by Peter Linton and Scott Hunter ISBN 978-1-906736-92-7 Hodder Gibson - SQA Specimen Paper 2013 National 5 Graphic Communication and Model Papers (Sqa Past Papers) ISBN 978-1-4718-0215-7

Hodder Gibson - SQA Specimen Paper, 2014 Past Paper National 5 Design & Manufacture & Model Papers ISBN 9781471802010

English/Media Studies Support & Recommended Reading – All ages

http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/

http://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/teenagers/

http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading/book-lists/teens

Revising / Senior Phase Study of Texts

National 5 Set Texts Poems – Lost your copy of a Kay or Morgan poem? Don’t stress, they’re here: http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/tags/sqa-national-5-texts

Cliffs Notes – Don’t buy a hard copy – everything you need is here for Shakespeare, Arthur Miller and most famous works of literature: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/

Spark Notes & ‘No Fear’ Shakespeare - Scared of Shakespeare? Try the ‘No Fear’ section which has loads of useful tools to help improve your understanding: http://www.sparknotes.com/

Can’t quite remember what happened in the novel/play? Have you actually read it?? Cartoon video versions here: http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/video/title/1

BBC Booknotes – Sign up and get access to a wide range of poems, novels and plays for Higher and Int. 2 – You can annotate and amend your own saved version: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/booknotes/

BBC Schools English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/11_16/site/english.shtml

BBC School Report – Want to be on the 9 o’clock news? Writing a report? Great tips on research and reporting the important details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/

Writing Scotland – Resources to help you write and study Scottish writers: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00mr8yj

Poetry archive – Detailed biographies of famous poets, recordings and texts of poems. Glossary of poetic terms is useful. It even says the words so you can pronounce them! http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/home.do How to Pass English Nat 5 (David Swinney, Hodder Gibson) National 5 Portfolio Writing Skills (Willie McGuire, Hodder Gibson) Bright Red Study Guide: National 5 English (Christopher Nicol) National 5 English Practice Papers for SQA Exams (Craig Aitchison, Leckie & Leckie) National 4 & 5 English (SQA National 4 & 5), (Jane Cooper, Hodder Gibson) (This text is very detailed and is used in class. It includes materials for the National 4 Added Value Unit) Mr. Grahame’s blog, with some very useful links: http://mrgrahame.weebly.com/ Mr. Craig’s blog: if pupils are working at Nat 4 & 5 or Higher the materials should be useful for all. Also ongoing materials to support a range of classes from S1 to S6: www.mrcraigenglish.weebly.com Mr. Anderson’s blog will be populated with Higher and National 5 Media Studies exemplar essays and Higher and National 5 English exemplar essays, also study notes, website links, etc to support pupils in English and Media Studies: http://mranderson4f9.weebly.com/

Expressive Arts Art & Design Art & Design Pupils can access pinterest and showmyhomework for research and information, both visual and written e.g. Ms. Dickson’s pinboards on pinterest and tasks on SMH. SQA Website Art Gallery Websites

Tate Modern

V&A

Aberdeen Art Gallery

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Books available on loan from Library and Art & Design Dept. RGU Gray’s School of Art Website

Music Homework and some revision resources will be shared on Show My Homework. Senior Phase pupils also have access to the private Facebook study group which has proved a successful, interactive forum in previous years. Revision tips and links can also be found on the Music Department Twitter page @PortyMusic1 There are a lot of good websites and Apps available to help support learning in Music and revision of SQA courses. Some are listed below but be aware of English-specific courses (GCSE/Key Stages) as there will be some content that is not relevant to our Scottish courses. Links to music courses and career options within music and the creative and expressive arts are also listed. Orchestras: http://www.nyphilkids.org http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/music/mm/orchestra01.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/learn/

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales has excellent video clips of all instruments of the orchestra, in their sections. Find them on YouTube. World Music: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/onyourstreet/thestreet Understanding Music and Listening Revision: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/ http://www.naxos.com/education/glossary.asp http://www.musicatschool.co.uk/games/revision/ Literacy and Theory: http://www.musictheoryrevision.com/takeatourNQS.htm http://www.musictheory.net http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/notation/name-that-note Chords: http://www.8notes.com/piano_chord_chart/ (also available for guitar) http://www.musictheory.net/calculators/chord BGE: 3rd level (S1-S3): http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zc2ncdm 4th level (S2-3/4): http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zr7pr82 Senior Phase: Interactive past papers and course support: http://www.ataea.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Welcome http://paisleygrammarschool.flipsnackedu.com/browse/ http://wayback.archive-it.org/1961/20160414124028/http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/nqmusic/national5/index.asp National 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z96fcdm National 5: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zkty4wx http://quizlet.com/subject/national-5-music/ How to Pass National 5 Music by (Joe McGowan, Hodder Education) copies available to buy online or lending use in school. Higher: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z8hv9j6 Advanced Higher: Heinemann textbook with CD – copies available to borrow from the Music Department Careers: https://www.careersinmusic.com/ http://www.careersinmusic.co.uk/ http://www.nescol.ac.uk/courses/music-drama-and-creative-media https://www.perth.uhi.ac.uk/subject-areas/music-and-music-business https://www.abdn.ac.uk/music/ http://www.napier.ac.uk/courses/ba-hons-music-popular-undergraduate-fulltime http://www.napier.ac.uk/courses/bmus-hons-music-undergraduate-fulltime http://www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/musicbmus/ https://www.rcs.ac.uk/courses/bed-music-honours/

Home Economics National 4/5 (Health and Food Technology) National 4 and 5 Health and Food Technology course notes (Leckie & Leckie) (all pupils currently have access to this at school) National 4 and 5 Health and Food Technology Success guide (Leckie & Leckie) (all pupils currently have access to this at school) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/foodtech/ Nutritional properties: REVISE…..ACTIVITY…..TEST Higher (Health and Food Technology) Learning and Teaching Scotland: Curriculum support notes (all pupils have their own copy for the duration of the course)

National 4 and 5 Health and Food Technology course notes (Leckie & Leckie) (contains some information at a level applicable to Higher students; all pupils currently have access to this at school) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/foodtech/ Nutritional properties: REVISE…..ACTIVITY…..TEST Functional properties: REVISE…...ACTIVITY….TEST Food Product Development: REVISE…ACTIVITY….TEST National 4/5 Hospitality National 4 and 5 Hospitality course notes (Leckie & Leckie) (all pupils currently have access to this at school) Assessment recipes: all pupils are provided with a copy of these

Humanities History National 4 & 5 History: the Era of the Great War ISBN: 9781444187199 (will be used in classes) National 4 & 5 History: Hitler and Nazi Germany ISBN: 9781444187137 (will be used in classes) Modern Studies http://www.modernstudiesonline.com/ - great stuff for National 4/5 http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zxsnb9q - new BBC bitesize pages Revision guides: How to Pass National 5 Modern Studies (Hodder & Gibson) National 4 & 5 Course Notes (Leckie & Leckie) National 4 & 5 Modern Studies: World Powers and International Issues ISBN: 9781444182613 (will be used in classes) Geography National 4 & 5 Geography: Physical Environments ISBN: 9781444187434 (not available in classes) National 4 & 5 Geography: Human Environments ISBN: 9781444187458 (not available in classes) National 4 & 5 Geography: Global Issues ISBN: 9781444187472 (will be used in classes) Leckie & Leckie National 5 Geography Success Guide ISBN: 9780007504930 (not available in classes) Hodder Gibson How to Pass National 5 Geography ISBN: 9781444184488

(not available in classes)

ICT Administration and IT N4/5

Title Author Publisher ISBN

Jane

Sturrock BrightRED 9781906736453

K Pearce

C Taylor

Leckie & Leckie 9780007504756

Used in classes

Raymond Simpson

BrightRED 9781906736316

Anne Bradley Adam

Stephenson

Hodder

Education 9781444184266

Used in classes

Computing Science N4/5

Title Author Publisher ISBN

Frank Frame

Hodder Gibson

9781444182033

Used in classes

Alan Williams

Bright RED 9781906736354

Used in classes

Ray Krachan

Leckie and Leckie

9780007504848

Used in classes

John Walsh Hodder Gibson

9781444182200

Business Management N4/5

Title Author Publisher ISBN

L Coutts Leckie & Leckie 9780007504909

Used in classes

Anne Ross Leckie & Leckie 9780007504947

Used in classes

Peter Hagan Hodder Gibson 9781444187380

William Reynolds

BrightRED 9781906736330

Administration & IT Higher

Business Management Higher

Title Author Publisher ISBN

William Reynmolds Jane

Sturrock

BrightRED 9781906736774Used in classes

Title Author Publisher ISBN

Lee Coutts Leckie & Leckie 9780007549351

Used in classes

Lee Coutts Leckie & Leckie 9780007590872

Mathematics

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/ - lessons and homework exercises

https://www.mangahigh.com/en-gb/ - game based learning with examples to follow

National 4 Leckie & Leckie National 4 Student Book (Leckie & Leckie), ISBN: 9780007504619 http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zyc76sg - examples and mini topic tests National 5 National 5 Mathematics Success Guide (Leckie & Leckie), ISBN: 9780007504671

National 5 Mathematics Practice Papers for SQA Exams (Leckie and Leckie), ISBN: 9780007504718 National 5 Student Book (Leckie and Leckie), ISBN: 9780007504626 (will be used in classes and an online version is available on the Portlethen Academy website - http://www.portlethenacademy.aberdeenshire.sch.uk/page3.html) http://courses.scholar.hw.ac.uk/vle/scholar/ - Under development but part of course available http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/ztrjmp3 - revision examples and mini topic tests Lifeskills Mathematics National 5 Lifeskills Student Book (eckie & Leckie), ISBN: 9780007504633 http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zgm2pv4 - National 4 Lifeskills revision and tests http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zb27hyc - National 5 Lifeskills revision and tests Higher Higher Maths (Heinemann), ISBN: 9780435516222 (used in class; last year of current Higher) How to Pass Higher Maths (Hodder Gibson), ISBN: 9780340973998 Higher maths objective tests : revision notes and questions (Hodder Gibson), ISBN: 9780340965184 http://scholar.hw.ac.uk/ - Students will have passwords to access relevant subjects http://www.hsn.uk.net/resources/Higher-Maths higher still notes http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/maths/ BBC Bitesize revision http://www.maths4scotland.co.uk/higher.htm hints and tips for revision http://www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm?subject=Mathematics&level=H SQA Past Papers http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/39134.html#announcement1 SQA – Objective Question Practice Advanced Higher Maths in Action – Advanced Higher Mathematics 1, 2 and 3 (3 separate textbooks) ISBN: 978-0174315414 978-0174315421 978-0174315438 (used in class)

Bright Red Revision: Advanced Higher Maths, ISBN: 978-1906736293 (last year of current Advanced Higher)

http://scholar.hw.ac.uk/ - Student have passwords to access materials http://www.hsn.uk.net/resources/Advanced-Higher-Maths/

Modern Languages

National 5 Spanish Mira! Spanish AQA GCSE Student Book (will be used in classes)

SQA Specimen Paper, 2014 Past Paper National 5 Spanish & Hodder Gibson Model Papers National 5 French How to Pass National 5 French Douglas Angus (will be used in classes) BrightRED Study Guide, National 5 French Leckie and Leckie National 5 French Success Guide Leckie and Leckie National 5 Practice Papers for SQA exams

SQA Specimen Paper, 2014 Past Paper National 5 French & Hodder Gibson Model Papers Higher Spanish

SQA Specimen Paper 2014 Higher for CfE Spanish & Hodder Gibson Model Papers

Higher French

SQA Specimen Paper 2014 Higher for CfE French & Hodder Gibson Model Papers

National 5/Higher German

SQA Specimen Paper, 2014 Past Paper National 5 German & Hodder Gibson Model Papers

All languages and levels

http://scholar.hw.ac.uk/ - Student have passwords to access materials

http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/

http://www.linguascope.com/

http://www.espanol-extra.co.uk/

http://www.zut.org.uk/

http://www.gut.org.uk/

http://oye.languageskills.co.uk/

Physical Education

National 4 & 5 Physical Education Course Notes (Leckie & Leckie), ISBN: 9780007504770 (used in classes) Some files have been, and will continue to be posted on the Edmodo site for both National and Higher PE. Higher books will be available to borrow from the school library.

Science

Edmodo is up and running for S4 - 6 across the Sciences to support and enhance learning in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Students can sign up for this online resource and find materials, homework, quizzes and much more relevant information for their courses. Students and parents can obtain the relevant codes for access from the student's Science teacher.

Scholar is available for all the sciences and requires a log in which is available from teachers. It is an invaluable online revision course with many interactive quizzes, tests, animations and much more, designed by Herriot Watt University for use in School.

Biology

http://www.oronsay.org/Biology.htm

http://www.brightredbooks.net/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education

N5 and Higher revision materials are located here on the bbc link above.

Books available to purchase:

National 5 Biology

Higher Biology

Advanced Higher Biology

Human Biology

Chemistry

http://www.brightredbooks.net/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education - N5 and Higher revision materials are located here.

http://evans2chemweb.co.uk/index. php Useful revision notes and resources login and password are required but are available from teachers.

How to Pass Chemistry National 5 (Barry McBride, Hodder Gibson), ISBN 9781444181982

Bright Red National 4 Chemistry, ISBN 9781906736477

Bright Red National 5 Chemistry, ISBN 9781906736347

Bright Red CfE Higher Chemistry ISBN 9781906736590

Bright Red CfE Advanced Higher chemistry ISBN 9781906736712

N4 Physics

N5 Physics

Higher Physics

Advanced Higher physics